Bridle



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MAROELLUS M. HITT, OF LURAY, VIRGINIA.

BRIDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,596, dated January 8, 1884.

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L'b all whom it may concern: Be it known that I. MAROELLUS MoNRo HITT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Luray, in the county of Page and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bridles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying the same.

My invention relates to improvements in bridles; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to reduce the number of straps by combining the crown-piece with the cheekstrap and making the brow-band and throatlatch, respectively, in one piece; second, to provide for readily changing a worn surface of the cheek-strap at the bit by doubling the combined crown-piece andcheek-strap, it being one continuous strap; and, third,to accomplish these ends with simplicity of construction. I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichs Figure 1 is a side elevation of the horses head, showing my improved bridle in position. Fig. 2 represents a detail view of the manner of connecting thestrap F to the springhook E. Fig. 3 represents a detail view of the manner of connecting the strap A to the ring D of the bridle. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the buckle used in this bridle, and Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the same.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the views.

A A are the reins, attached to the the bridle by the buckle J.

B is the hitching-strap, attached to the ring H of the chin-band and nose-piece Hby the buckle J I 1 C is the throat-latch, which isadjustable to the size of the horses head by buckle J and it passes at an angle to the combined crownpiece and cheek-strap F between it and the buckle J ring D of E representsaspring-hook, connected to the cheek-strap F by the buckle J.

J represents the form of buckle used in my bridle. (Better shown in Figs. 4 and 5.) It consists of atongue, J, frame-bars J and loop The longitudinal walls of this loop are of the same length and are parallel.

K represents the curb-strap.

It will be noticed that with my buckle the brow-band O is adjustable to the head of the horse without changing the relative location of the buckle J because it is held by frictional contact between the buckle J and the crown piece.

It is vexatious when the cheekstrap F breaks at any bendfor instance, near the bit-and it is desirable, when this occurs, that ready means of reparation shall be at hand. For this reason I combine the crown-piece and cheek-strap and make it one continuous strap, doubled upon itself, so that anew surface can readily be presented when the old one is worn, which is accomplished by shortening the strap, thereby changing its position in buckle J Heretofore bridles have not been constructed so as to necessitate but three straps, and great utility follows the simplification which this bridle produces.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a bridle, the combination, with buckles J J and J of the crown-piece and cheekstrap F, made of one piece, throat-latch G and nose-band H, also of a single piece, for the purpose herein fully described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

M. M. HITT. 

